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Kwiatkoski registered a pair of sacks and a forced fumble along with 49 tackles in 11 games in his second season with the Bears. Kwiatkoski became a regular in the Bears' linebacker corps in Week 10 after injuries and suspensions left the Bears thin at the position. After collecting sacks in two straight games, he failed to notch another in any of the last six games. He also failed to exceed three tackles in any of his first four starts, but he finished the season on a high note while averaging 8.67 tackles in the last three games of the year. He's signed for the next two years, but unless he can permanently move into the starting lineup he won't be a reliable IDP.
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Kwiatkoski recorded a sack and three tackles in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Lions. Although Kwiatkoski has recorded four or fewer tackles in three of the four games he's played this season, he's collected sacks in each of his last two matchups. He's not an elite IDP option at linebacker, but his production in the two games since returning to the lineup makes him an interesting streaming option while he stays hot.
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Kwiatkoski collected a sack and 10 tackles in Chicago's 23-16 loss to the Packers. Although he was active in Week 7, this was the first real playing time Kwiatkoski has received since Week 2, and he was the most productive Bears defender in this game. When Danny Trevathan (calf) returns, the coaching staff will likely have to decide whether to keep Kwiatkoski or Christian Jones in the starting lineup. Whomever is declared the starter will have IDP value based on the potential to post big tackle numbers.
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Kwiatkoski (pectoral) is active for Sunday's tilt against Carolina. Kwiatkoski has sat out the Bears' last four games. Now that he's back, look for Kwiatkoski to return to the starting lineup and bump Christian Jones back to a depth role.
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Kwiatkoski (pectoral) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Ravens. Kwiatkoski's absence shouldn't have much of an impact on the Bears' defense in Week 6, as he only appeared on 23 defensive snaps so far this season.
Recent Tweets
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5:29 pm ET / @patrickfinleyPatrick Finley
Nick Kwiatkoski: "The energy's high, the excitement's high."
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5:24 pm ET / @ChicagoBearsChicago Bears
.@nkwiatkoski27 is addressing the media heading into Day 2 of #DaBears voluntary veteran minicamp. https://t.co/jYWtVFPztj
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5:06 pm ET / @patrickfinley
Patrick Finley
We'll talk to 2 #Bears players in the next half-hour: RB Tarik Cohen and LB Nick Kwiatkoski
Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @TB | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | PIT | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | @GB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *6 | @BAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | CAR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @NO | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | GB | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DET | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | @PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SF | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @CIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | @DET | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CLE | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | @MIN | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |